Umbrella-tip retainer.



YNITED STATES Patented January 17, 1905.

PAUL KAHLENBERG, OF DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND.

UNIBRELLA-TIP RETAINER SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 780,107, dated January 17, 1905.

Application tiled August 4, 1903. Serial No. 168,188.

To ff/ZZ whom zll; may concern.-

Be it known that I, PAUL KAHLENBERG, merchant, of Dowling street, Dunedin, New Zealand, have invented a certain new and useful lmproved Umbrella-Tip Retainer', of which the followingis a speciiication.

The object of this invention is to provide a detachable retainer that may be placed onto the handles oi umbrellas and the like either before or after the latter are made, that will hold the tips firmly and always in a position to be found readily for use, and that will not rust or damage the hands or gloves oi the user and that will not be damaged or rendered useless by a fall or knock. The well-known rubber ring, for instance, 'frequently slips into a position diiticult to iind when required, and metal retainers rust and become bruised and rendered useless when they fall or receive a knock, and where metal springs are used they rust and then do not act properly.

The invention consists of an elastic collar provided with a peculiar eup-shaped movable elastic hood, all as hereinafter particularly described and claimed.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional View of the retainer. Fig. 2 is a part sectional view and part elevation ci' the retainer in position on the umbrella holding` the tips. i

The device is made of elastic material, such as rubber, and has a collar l .somewhat less in diameter than the diameter of the umbrellahandle 2, so that the collar may grip same tightly. The collar may be provided with a projecting ring 3, adapted to lit into a groove A, that is made running round the handle for the purpose of assisting to retain the collar firmly in position. Integral with the collar is the elastic hood 5, which is made scroll- Shaped in section, terminating in a straight end or rim 6, concentric with the collar, so that when the hood is pulled down over the tips 7 they may be gripped tightly between the hood and collar, as illustratedin Fig. 2, and at the same time so that the rim G may form a ring below the tips perpendicular to the collar, affording a stronger or more rigid grip to the parts oi' the wires below the tips. WVhen not in use, the hood rolls up, so as to entirely inclose the rim 6. Pins or a narrow ring may be used to prevent any slip oi' the collar, or the collar may be cemented or glued to the handle.

The tips are released by pulling up the hood, and the tips are retained by grasping them firmly against the handle and pulling the hood down over them.

When it is desired to attach the device to a linished umbrella, it is forced over the handle into a position such that the hood when pulled down will retain the tips, as before described, and it may be removed in a similar manner.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

An umbrella-tip retainer consisting oi an elastic collar and an elastic hood integral therewith said hood having a right-angular rim or iiange at the end extending outwardly when the hood is in use and said hood rolling up, when not in use, to entirely inclose the rim, said collar having an integral elastic internal ring or bead adapted to lit a recess in the umbrella-handle, substantially as described.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence oi' two witnesses.

PAUL KAHLENBERG.

Witnesses:

A. J. PARK, J. R. PARK. 

